On July 2, local time, the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships continued to compete in the first round. In a focus match on Court No. 1, China Golden Flower Zheng Saisai challenged the new French Open champion and the new world No. 1 Barty. As a result, there was a certain strength gap between Zheng Saisai and his opponent, 4-6, 2- 6 lost to Barty and was eliminated in the first round, suffering a five-game losing streak in singles on the tour.
Zheng Saisai, like Barty, both achieved breakthroughs in the just-concluded French Open. Barty won the Grand Slam championship for the first time and was later crowned Queen of the Balls. Zheng Saisai also broke through for the first time with compatriot Duan Yingying. Winning the women's doubles final and finishing second, creating a personal best. After coming to the grass court season, Zheng Saisai has suffered a four-game losing streak in singles, and his head-to-head record lags behind that of Barty. However, after three games, they have played three full sets twice, which shows that China Golden Flower is not completely at a disadvantage.
In the first set, Barty showed the strength of a new Grand Slam champion, breaking serve immediately and taking a 3-0 lead. However, Zheng Saisai was not to be outdone. She used the return ball in the fifth game to force Barty to make a mistake, and found a break opportunity to break back to tie the score at 3-3. Then the two players each held serve. Barty, who started the game, broke Zheng Saisai's guaranteed serve when leading 5-4, thus taking the next set 6-4.
In the second set, Barty was still on the offensive side. He broke serve again and took a 3-0 lead just like in the first set. However, this time Zheng Saisai had no chance to tie the score. Barty successfully maintained serve all the way to 5-2, which Zheng Saisai must maintain in the whole game. In this game, Zheng Saisai gave up under pressure. Barty broke serve again and won the second set 6-2 to advance to the second round, winning 13 consecutive victories on the tour. Zheng Saisai suffered a five-game losing streak in singles.
Barty will face Ujvank in the next round, who defeated two-time Grand Slam champion Kuznetsova 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. (Frank)
